Magpie to the Morning

Magpie comes a-calling, drops a marble from the sky
 Tin roof sounds alarming, wake up, child
 "Let this be a warning", says the magpie to the morning
 "Don't let this fading summer pass you by"
 "Don't let this fading summer pass you by"
 Black hands held so high
 The vulture wheels and dives
 Something on the thermals yanked his chain
 He smelled your boring apex rotting on the train tracks
 He laughed under his breath because you thought that you could
 Outrun sorrow
 Take your own advice
 This thundering and lightning gets you rain
 You run an airtight mission, a Cousteau expedition
 To find a diamond at the bottom of the drain
 A diamond at the bottom of the drain
 (Here I go)
 Mockingbird sings in the middle of the night
 All his songs are stolen, so he hides
 He stole them out from whippoorwills and screaming car alarms
 He sings them for you, special
 He knows you're afraid of the dark
 C'mon sorrow, take your own advice
 Hide under the bed, turn out the light
 Stars this night in the sky are ringing out
 You can almost hear them saying
 "Close your eyes now, kid"
 "Close your eyes now, kid"
 Morning's teeth are lit
 They are waiting (waiting)
 Waiting
 They are waiting